According to BuzzFeed Xavier Boffa, the new president of the ALSF and the president of the Melbourne University Liberal Club, described it as “an executive that represents everyone”.

Which presumably means women aren’t counted?

It would be difficult to encapsulate the Liberal party’s problem with women in a single sentence better than Boffa.

Because while it is astonishing to elect an all-male executive it’s far more bewildering to do that and frame it as being wholly representative.

While the ALSF isn’t an official Liberal party body, it is closely affiliated with the party.

According to a statement made to BuzzFeed the ALSF said women will serve on the executive but they were unable to name those women or the positions they hold.

“The ALSF is very committed to continuing to do more to engage with women in our movement. We are delighted to confirm that several talented women will be serving as part of the 2017/18 ALSF executive and that we will soon be announcing our new female patron and a number of other new initiatives,” the statement read.

If the pipeline for executive positions, even at university, is so heavily skewed towards men how can anyone reasonably expect the Liberal party to improve the representation of women down the track?

Last Friday while the ALSF met in Melbourne to elect its new entire homogenous executive, Fairfax Media reported that the only female considering nomination for a vacant WA senate seat had withdrawn from the race.

Georgina is a journalist, an editor, and a passionate advocate for gender equality. The former lawyer is a regular media commentator, public speaker, MC and is the contributing editor of Women's Agenda.